468. "Little Talks" Of Monsters and Men

"Little Talks"
Of Monsters and Men
My Head Is An Animal
2011

And Iceland makes its first appearance in the 500! We will have another entry from this Nordic European country in the North Atlantic Ocean (on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge) later in the countdown, which means Iceland has twice as many entrants as France.
Once again: get it together France.
Of Monsters and Men is probably my favorite band currently from this island nation of 320,000 people. Probably one the best groups since AD 874 when the chieftain Ingólfur Arnarson became the first permanent Norse settler on the island.
One can hear the echoes of Iceland's free market economy (with relatively low taxes compared with other OECD countries) in this bouncy tune. Most Icelanders are descendants of Norse (particularly from Western Norway) and Gaelic settlers. Are Of Monsters and Men? Based on what we know, most likely!
In conclusion, this is a great song, and Iceland has the smallest population among NATO members, and has no standing army.


(h/t to Wikipedia)